Dr. Alberto Santana Núñez | Accent

One of the most famous and distinguished Dominican gastroenterologists. He was born in Santo Domingo in June 1952. He graduated in medicine from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, UASD, in 1976. After completing his law degree, he studied internal medicine at Padre Billini Hospital in Santo Domingo. In 1978 he moved to London, UK, where he studied internal medicine at Hammersmith Hospital from 1978 to 1979, then moved to St. Mary`s Hospital until 1981. Between 1981 and 1983 she was at Wesst Middlesex Hospital and in 1983, after graduating from internal medicine, she studied gastroenterology and hepatology at Royal Free Hospital, as a research colleague and assistant to Sheila professors Sherlock and Roy Pounder. Both internationally recognized professors in the field of gastroenterology and the study of liver disease, making Dr. Santana one of the first Dominicans to be trained in this subspecialty. Likewise, in 1981 he graduated with a degree in the History of Medicine. In 2002 he also graduated with a degree in health management and hospital management. During his years in London, he graduated from the Dominican Embassy in London, and in 2005 was awarded the rank of Ambassador of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He is a member of Dominican Medical College, British Medical Association, Royal Society of Medicine, London. It also belongs to the Medical Research Society, London, Latin American AssociationAmerican for the study of the liver as well Central American Society of Gastroenterology. Into the 1992-96 he was president of the Dominican Society of Hepatology. Into the 1996-98 President of the Dominican Society of Endoscopy, in 1988-1989 Vice President, Inter-American Society for Digestive Endoscopy (SIED). In the period 1999-2001 he was a representative for Central America and the Caribbean, from Inter-American Association of Gastroenterology (AIG). In 2001-2002 he was director of the Liver, Dominican Society of Gastroenterology chapter. 2002-2003 Representative for Central America and the Caribbean, of the Inter-American Association of Gastroenterology, (AIGE). So was Dr. Santana Adviser to the Punta del Este Congress, Uruguay – GASTRO 2003. He has been a member of the Bockus Society since 2005. 2006-2007 he held the presidency of the Dominican Society of Gastroenterology. Into the 2007-2009 was representative for Central America and the Caribbean, from Inter-American Association of Gastroenterology, (AIGE) and was a member of the education committee of this entity from 2011 to 2013. And in 2014-2016 Vice President of the Inter-American Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SIED).

Since returning to the country in 1986, he has held more than 50 talks in the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Guatemala, San Salvador, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Uruguay, Morocco, Poland, Ireland, Italy. It maintains an active participation every year in: the American Congress of Gastroenterology (GMS), the Pan American Congress of Gastroenterology, the Central American Congress of Gastroenterology and the World Congress of Gastroenterology, the World and European Congress of Hepatology.

He currently works at the Dr. Abel González Center for Advanced Medicine and is also the Medical Director of the Helicobacter Pylori Diagnostic Center. He is also a medical advisor to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic and the Banco Popular Dominicano. An active member and former president of the rotating club Arroyo Hondo, he is a member of the Dominican Society for the History of Medicine.

Dr. Santana is an important asset of Dominican society, not only because of his professional work, but also because of his great human qualities. In these times of pandemic, he said in an interview that “We take advantage of these days to write to our colleagues and dear friends that, due to lack of time, we had at a distance.” An excellent professional and extraordinary human being!